Golden Temple Amritsar - A Photo Essay

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Golden Temple, Amritsar – 7

Photograph by Sukhdeep Singh

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Akal Takhat

It rightly faces the Golden Temple. Built by the Sixth Guru Hargobind in 1609, has been the nerve centre or the Sikhism ever since. All commandments affecting the community as a whole were and are issued from here. The ground floor of the present building was constructed in 1874. Maharaja Ranjit Singh subsequently added three storeys. A number of weapons used by Guru Hargobind, Guru Gobind Singh and other Sikh heroes are preserved at Akal Takhat.

A visit to the Sri Harimandir Sahib happens when He makes it happen. With a wish to see it one more time, I returned. My impression can be summed up in one line of Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji,

Dithe Sab Thaon
Nahi Tudh Jeha

(I have seen all places , there is not another place like thee… )

– Sukhdeep Singh
November 23, 2006

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